Islam Flashcards
(25 cards)
Journey to a sacred place or shrine
Pilgrimage
Groups of people who share an ancestor
Clan
Monotheistic religion based upon submissions to gods will and teachings of the Quran , the Muslim holy book
Islam
Followers of Islam
Muslims
Move of Muhammad and his followers of Mecca to Yathrib in 622
Hijrah
Muslim holy book
Qur’an
Teachings and practices of Muhammad used as guides for living
Sunnah
Muslim house of worship
Mosque
fertile area in desert
Oasis
Receiving little or no rainfall,dry
Arid
Arabic word for God
Allah
Head of Muslim community
Caliph
Dynasty that ruled the Muslim empire from empire from 661-750
Umayyads
The members of a the branch of Islam that accepted the caliphs as successors of Muhammad and did not resist the Umayyads
Sunnis
Branch of Islam that resisted the rule of the Umayyads
Shi’a
Southwestern tip of Europe ; present location of Spain and Portugal
Iberian peninsula
Caliph in the 600s who imposed a common language in Muslim lands
Abd al-Malik
Group that took control of the Muslim empire from the Umayyads in 750
Abbasids
Fighting force maintained even in times of peace
Standing army
Capital of the Abbasid empire; capital of present day Iraq
Baghdad
Period during which society attains prosperity and cultural achievements
Golden age
Art of fine handwriting
Calligraphy
Master of poetic form called the quatrain, popular in Persia
Omar khayyam
Muslim Spain
Al-Andalus
